<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Location: Forestville, NSW</span></p> &nbsp; <div class="container"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Senior leadership role, to suit applicants seeking Assistant&nbsp;Principal&nbsp;or Deputy Principal level roles</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Australia's largest national&nbsp;provider of autism-specific educational services</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Full time role, negotiable</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Maximum term contract to 2024 </strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Excellent tax effective PBI salary packaging benefits</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Located at&nbsp;Aspect Vern Barnett School at Forestville, NSW</strong></span></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Aspect is committed to providing an autism friendly workplace and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce. It&nbsp;is through this commitment that we encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Aspect's School Network:</strong> Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) has grown to become Australia's&nbsp;largest national educational program for children on the autism spectrum, with nine independent schools operating from 67 locations in&nbsp;NSW and South Australia catering to approximately 1,200 students.&nbsp;Aspect&nbsp;is looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and flexible Education leader to work as a member of our student-centred, multi-disciplinary education team.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What you will do: </strong>Lead and collaborate with a team of specialists including teachers, teacher's aides, school therapists, coordinators, administrators and other Aspect staff to deliver&nbsp;our evidence-informed, student focused&nbsp;autism-specific approach - the Aspect Comprehensive Approach [ACA]. Use a student-centred and family-focused approach to ensure the&nbsp;delivery of&nbsp;quality educational standards. As a core member of the school's Leadership Team, you will lead and develop the Education team and&nbsp;work with families and other members of the school community.&nbsp;<span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" title="Position Profile Coordinator Level 3" href="https://applynow.net.au/jobs/ASPECT1301/assets/15590743">To view the full position profile, please click&nbsp;here</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About the School:<span style="color: #ff0000;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Aspect Vern Barnett&nbsp;School&nbsp;provides&nbsp;placement for approximately 120 students on the autism spectrum from ages 4 to 16 years from&nbsp;Forestville, as well as from five satellite classes&nbsp;within the Catholic and Department of Education schools in Sydney’s northern suburbs.</span>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></span>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Work with the Principal to lead and plan the operational&nbsp;running of the school</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead on high quality implementation of the ACA across the school to address specific individual needs</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide regular coaching, support and supervision to staff team to improve practice</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Develop knowledge/practice from other professionals in collaboration with the school's Leadership Team</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Develop and foster effective working relationships with colleagues</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Leading other school initiatives, events, programs and activities as required</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What we are looking for:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">To provide for consistency of support across the school, we are ideally looking for a candidate available to work full time (38 hrs per week). We would consider 4 days a week for the right candidate. &nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Recognised University or Tertiary teaching&nbsp;qualifications as determined by NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proven ability to collaborate effectively with others</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrated dynamic leadership&nbsp;abilities including managing a highly effective team</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience working with students with&nbsp;autism or neurodiversity desirable</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience in developing and applying curriculum for students with autism or neurodiversity preferred</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">NSW Working With Children Check for paid employment</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What we offer: </strong>As a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI), Aspect employees receive tax-effective salary packaging opportunities including $15,899 each year tax free. This means you can increase the value of your take-home pay. <a href="https://applynow.net.au/jobs/ASPECT557/assets/12040017"><span style="font-size: small;">Click here for a </span><span style="font-size: small;">summary</span><span style="font-size: small;"> of some of the benefits you can access when working at Aspect.</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Closing date: </strong>5pm Friday, 2nd July 2021. To apply please complete the candidate questionnaire and upload your resume as part of Aspect's recruitment process. Cover letter is optional.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Enquiries should be directed to:&nbsp;</strong>Laura Guille, Business Manager, Aspect Vern Barnett School on 0434 490 065.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #221e1f;"><strong>More information about Aspect: </strong></span><a href="http://www.autismspectrum.org.au/"><span style="color: #0000ff;">www.autismspectrum.org.au</span></a><strong><span style="color: #221e1f;">.</span></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) is committed to providing an environment free from abuse, neglect and exploitation of the people we support.</span></strong></em></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p><div id="apply-now-button">Apply Now</div></div>